Just another typical 'mommy blog' with a dash of nursing humour

How is he HALF A YEAR OLD already!? It is blowing my mind that this sweet smiling little bundle of joy is already six months old. Some days it feels like he’s been in our lives for years rather than months and other times it feels like he should only be minutes old. I always… Continue reading Eli at SIX Months Old!

Raise your hand if you shopped small over the holiday season. I know you can’t actually see me but I’m waving both hands vigorously in the air. I purchased several items for various family members from some of my favourite small business over Christmas and my goal for this year is to try and continue… Continue reading Small Shop Saturday

It’s no lie that when you have your second your parenting style changes a bit. I mean, it has to because if your spouse or significant other are at work and you’re home, you’re outnumbered 2:1. It’s not possible (at least for me anyways) to parent the exact same way you did before your new… Continue reading Parenting the First vs the Second

It’s still acceptable to post your New Year’s Resolutions a week after New Year’s right?… I’m not one to really make resolutions for myself every year because let’s face it, by the end of January the vast majority of people have already broken or forgotten about the things they wanted to do or change about… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions

Man, I can’t believe how fast Christmas came and went. I know we’re only into the first week of January but it still feels like Christmas was ages ago. I mean, I technically still have both my trees up but that’s only because I’ve been too lazy to take them down, and if there were… Continue reading FIVE Months old + Eli’s First Christmas

I know, I know I’m behind the game with this five month post but with Christmas, family time, my small business, New Years, and now what seems like our 15th cold since September, I’ve been a bit preoccupied. But now that December has come and gone and we’re into fresh beginnings, I’m going to try… Continue reading Eli at Five Months Old!

Thanks to maternity leave with Nate, three years ago I discovered another side to Instagram, one that I never knew existed before; the small business side. This was a world full of small, online shops who were using Instagram as a means to sell their local, handmade items ranging from baby accessories, to beauty products,… Continue reading Shopping Small/ Shopping Local